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the orchard was visited by Mr. Coquillett in the spring of 1895 the 
infested trees and also those adjoining had been dug up and no trace 
of the scale could be found. The fruit-growing interests in this dis- 
trict are large and increasing and as most of the trees were obtained 
from the same source the probabilities of wider infestation are very 
considerable. With the exception of the steps taken by Messrs. Snow 
and Hoffman, little, if anything, has been done to limit or stamp out the 
scale. We are informed that the scale probably occurs in the Fort 
Valley and Marshallville districts. The latter, however, was visited 
by Mr. Coquillett and no trace of the scale was discovered. 
[Just as we are going to press specimens have been received from 
Mr. J. J. Mize of Pelham, Ga., upon a peach cutting from his orchard.] 
IDAHO. 
Prof. J. M. Aldrich, of Moscow, Idaho, states (Insect Life, Vol. VII, 
p. 202) that the San Jose scale is known as yet only in a limited area 
about Lewiston, where the oldest orchards are located. " It was intro- 
duced on trees. It is the most dreaded of all insect pests and consid- 
erable effort is made to prevent its getting a foothold in new localities." 
Mr. S. S. Foote,of Middleton, Idaho, however, wrote us under date of 
July 12, 1894, that his orchard was badly infested with the scale, and 
sent specimens. He informed us in a subsequent letter (August 16) 
that he received the infested stock from a local nursery near Pay- 
ette about five months before. He suggests that the material may 
have come originally from a nursery at Walla Walla, Wash. This 
nursery, he reports, has sold a great many trees in this and adjoining 
counties during the same year in which his trees were purchased, and 
the inference, therefore, is that the scale has been quite widely dissem- 
inated by this means. Coal-oil emulsion, resin and lye wash, and sul- 
phur wash have been used against the scale with beneficial results. 
The general occurrence of the scale at Middleton is shown also in a 
letter dated November 19, 1895, from Mr. Jacob Plowhead, who reports 
that his own and some dozen other orchards in a radius of 6 or 8 miles 
are known to be infested. Samples of infested wood confirm his state- 
ment. He proposes to cut his trees back rigorously and apply the 
soap wash. 
INDIANA. 
The first case of infestation in this State was brought to our atten- 
tion May 8, 1894, by Mr. F. A. Poindexter, of Bartle, who found the 
scale on two young apple trees which he had secured from New Jer- 
sey in the spring of 1891. He submitted samples of the scale to us 
which confirmed this identification. Promptly on discovering the con- 
dition of his trees he had them uprooted and burned. Subsequent 
thorough examination, which he reported June 2(1, tailed to show the 
spread of the scale to any other trees, and he is convinced that he has 
exterminated the species in his neighborhood. 
